William Nicholson

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-12 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewis, Sussex, England, UK

William Nicholson

Biography

William Nicholson was born on January 12, 1948 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Gladiator (2000) and Unbroken (2014). He earned his first Oscar nomination for writing the screenplay for Shadowlands (1993). He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama and Literature.

Production

2000

Gladiator

as Screenplay

1994

Nell

as Screenplay

1993

Shadowlands

as Theatre Play

1993

Shadowlands

as Screenplay

2007

1995

First Knight

as Story

1995

First Knight

as Screenplay

1998

Firelight

as Director

2012

Les Misérables

as Screenplay

1992

2022

2022

Thirteen Lives

as Screenplay

1996

1985

Shadowlands

as Writer

2014

Unbroken

as Screenplay

1998

Firelight

as Writer

2015

Everest

as Screenplay

1999

Grey Owl

as Screenplay

1990

The March

as Writer

2019

Hope Gap

as Screenplay

2017

Breathe

as Screenplay

1987

The Vision

as Writer

1987

Life Story

as Screenplay

2019

Hope Gap

as Director

1992

Sarafina!

as Screenplay

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